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BaccalauréatTechnologique
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LAI{GUE VTVAI\TE 1
LV1 STG (GSI),STI, SMS,STL
Duréede l'épreuvez 2 heures- coefficientz 2
LVl STG (CGRTI,CFE, MERCATIQUE)
Duréede l'épreuve: 2 heures- coefficient: 3
STG:
10points
Compréhension
: 12 points
SMS, STI,STL : Compréhension
: 10points
Expression
Expression: 8 points
L'usase de la calculatriceet du dictionnaireest interdit.
Avant de composer, le candidat s'assurera que le sujet comporte bien
4 pages numérotées de | à 4.
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Once I was invited to a wedding; the bride suggestedI drive up from New York with a pair of
other guests,a Mr. and Mrs. Roberts,whom I had never met before. It was a cold April day,
and on the ride to Connecticut,the Robertses,a couple in their early forties, seemedagreeable
enough-no one you would want to spenda long weekendwith, but not bad.
However, at the wedding reception a greatdeal of liquor was consumed,I should say a
third of it by my chauffeurs. They were the last to leave the party-at approximately 11
P.M-and I was most wary of accompanyrngthem; I knew they were drunk, but I didn't
realize how drunk We had driven about twenty miles, the car weaving considerably, and Mr.
and Mrs. Robertsinsulting each other in the most extraordinarylanguage,when Mr. Roberts,
very understandably,made a wrong turn and got lost on a dark country road. I kept asking
them, finally begging them, to stop the car and let me out, but they were so involved in their
invectivesthat they ignored me. Eventually the car stoppedof its own accord (temporarily)
when it swiped againstthe side of a tree. I used the opportunity to jump out the car's back
door and run into the woods. Presentlythe cursed vehicle drove off, leaving me alone in the
icy dark. I'm suremy hostsnever missedme; Lord knows I didn't miss them.
But it wasn't a joy to be strandedout there on a windy cold night. I startedwalking, hoping
I'd reach a highway. I walked for half an hour without sighting a habitation.Then,just off the
road, I sav/ a small cottagewith a porch and a window lighted by a lamp. I tiptoed onto the
porch and looked in the window; an elderly woman with soft white hair and a round pleasant
face was sitting by a fireside reading a book. There was a cat curled in her lap, and several
others slumbering at her feet.
"I'm sorry to
I knocked at the door, and when she openedit I said, with chatteringteeth:
disturb you, but I've had a sort of accident;I wonder if I could use your phoneto call a taxi."
"Oh, dear," shesaid, smiling. "I'm afraid I don't have a phone. Too poor. But please,come
"My goodness,boy.
in." And as I steppedthrough the door into the cozy room, she said:
You're fteezing.Can I make coffee?A cup of tea? I have a iittle whiskey my husbandleft-he
died six yearsago."
I said a little whiskey would be very welcome.
Truman Capote,Musicfor Chameleons,1975
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NOTE AUX CANDIDATS
Les candidatstraiteront les exercicessur la copie qui leur sera fournie et veilleront :
- à respecterI'ordre des questionset reporter la numérotation sur la copie (numéro
de I'exerciceet, Ie caséchéant,la lettre repère ; ex. : 1 a, I' b, etc.) ;
- à faire précéderles citationséventuellementdemandéesdu numéro de ligne dans le
texte.
Les candidats des sériesSMS, STI, et STL traiteront les questionsI, II (A, B' C' D) et III.
Les candidats de la série STG traiteront les questionsI, II (A, B, C, D, E) et III.
I . GENERAL COMPREHENSION
Complete the following sum-up with words taken from the text (one blank is one
word).
(2) who had had
(1)The narratorleft a receptionwith a couplein their
them
and the man
the
car
with
in
(3) to drink. He was afraid of being
too much_
(6) of
(5) his wife. The narrator managedto was --(a)
(7)
he
but
to
wanted
He
a
house.
the vehicle and ran through the woods to
(8).
couldn't.He was huppyto havea -
II - DETAILED COMPREHENSION
A- Right or wrong? Answer and justify by quoting the text.
1- The narratorknew the Robertsesvery well'
2- The narrator went to the wedding in the winter.
3- On the way home the narratorwas determinedto leavethe car.
was not noticed.
4- The narratorsupposeshis disappearance
5- He saw the houseimmediately after leaving the car.
B- Write down:
1- one elementwhich indicatesthat the Robertsescouldn't find their way home.
2- Twoelementswhich indicate that the weather was bad'
3- two elementswhich indicatethat the lady looked welcoming.
4- one elementwhich indicatesthe lady had money problems.
5- a sentencewhich indicatesthat the lady usedto be married'
adjectivesrefer to?
C- Who or what do the following pronouns or possessive
"we"
1- line 8
"its"
2- line 12
"them"
3- line 15
"m.y''
4- line 26
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D- Find synonymsin the text for the following words'
1- imploring
2- insults
3- finallY
4- on one'sown
5- old
6- warm and comfortable
La questionsuivanteseratraitéeuniquementpar lescandidatsde Ia
sérieSTG.
E - What do the following expressionsmean? Write down the answer.
l. " . .. I was most wary of accompanyingthem." line 7
a) He was very haPPY.
b) He was very anxious.
c) He was indifferent.
2.
"... I didn't missthem."line 15
a) He was haPPYto seethem go.
b) He was worried to seethem go.
c) He was solry to seethem go.
LES CANDIDATS DE TOUTES LES SERIES TRAITERONT LES DEUX SUJETS
D'EXPRESSION.
III _ EXPRESSION:
Do both subjects(one and two).
1. What happensnext? (120 words)
2. What do you think aboutthe woman's hospitality? (80 words)
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